SECTION 16.301. Applications

(a) In order to receive payment under this subchapter, an applicant must submit a completed application.

(b) An application for funding under this subchapter shall be submitted electronically. The electronic form may require information the comptroller determines is necessary to make an award determination including a certification that the county has not and will not reduce the amount of funds provided to the sheriff's office, constable's office or prosecutor's office, as applicable, because of the award of grant funds under this subchapter. The electronic application process may require a signed grant agreement contingent on approval of a grant award by the comptroller.

(c) An application under this subchapter must be submitted during the period that begins 60 days prior to the first day of the applicant's fiscal year and ends on the 30th day of the applicant's fiscal year.

(d) The application must be electronically signed by an official of the applicant that is authorized to bind the applicant. The authorized official must certify that all information in the application is true and correct.

Source Note: The provisions of this §16.301 adopted to be effective January 11, 2024, 49 TexReg 141